Marketing Basics
What is Marketing? Process of meeting needs/demands Needs – Essentials – Generally not taxed Demands – Wants, Luxuries, usually taxed Market – All that do or could buy a product – customer must have - Ability Authority Willingness
Marketing Process Mission Statement Why are we in business? Sets the tone. Organizational Objectives What do we want to achieve? Marketing Objectives What can marketing achieve to help Org. goal?
Mission Statement
Marketing Plan Situation Analysis BCG matrix SWOT analysis Balanced Scorecard Business Canvas Develop Goals for each SBU Strategies Segmentation – Demographics, Usage Targeting – Undifferentiated, Differentiated Positioning – Manage perception – Toyota, Lexus
BCG Matrix
Marketing Mix (4 Ps) CRM – Customer Relationship Management CLV – Customer Lifetime Value
Product Types Convenience Product Little or no shopping around, inexpensive – eg. Soap Shopping Product Lot of shopping for deals, expensive – eg. house, car Specialty Product Loyalty, not easily found – eg. South Indian Restaurant
Product Life Cycle Introduction Growth Maturity Decline
Price Skim Innovator can charge high price, skim profits Penetration Low price to penetrate market dominated by others Competitive Match competition in a mature, highly competitive market Cost-based /Target-profit Based on cost plus a percentage Others – geographical, segmented (eg. Airline prices) Price Elasticity Elastic products – non-essential, cheap – demand sensitive to price Inelastic products – essential – water, gas, etc. – demand relatively stable
Place (distribution) Physical Distribution (Ops. Mgt.) Channels Direct – producer sells to customers Indirect – producer to wholesalers to retailers to customers
Promotion Goals Increase demand Stabilize Sales Provide Information Differentiate
Promotion Strategies Advertising Trade Sales Public Relations Direct Marketing Sponsorship Source: ook-promotion-what-works-what- doesnt/